Fabio Della Giovanna (born 21 March 1997) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Inter Milan

On 15 May 2016, Della Giovanna made his senior debut against

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as a substitute for

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in the 81st minute of a 1–3 away defeat on the last day of the Serie A season.

Loan to Ternana

On 19 August 2016, Della Giovanna and

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were signed by

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with a season-long loan deal with option to buy. On 25 October he made his debut for

as a substitute replacing Giovanni Di Noia in the 81st minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 7 November Della Giovanna play his second match for

, he was replaced by Luca Germoni in the 46th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against

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. Della Giovanna finish his loan to

with only 2 appearances.

SPAL

On 30 August 2017, Della Giovanna joined newly promoted Serie A team SPAL for an undisclosed fee.

Imolese

On 17 July 2019, he joined Serie C club Imolese on a 2-year contract.

Pro Sesto

On 19 July 2021 he moved to

International career

With the Italy U-17 side he took part in the qualifiers of

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, making three appearances, as Italy successfully went to the elite round. At the elite round, Della Giovanna made further two appearances as Italy finished in third positions, failing to qualify in the process.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera * Torneo di Viareggio: 2015 *

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: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Della Giovanna, Fabio 1997 births Living people People from Vizzolo Predabissi Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Inter Milan players Ternana Calcio players SPAL players SS Arezzo players FC Südtirol players Imolese Calcio 1919 players Pro Sesto 1913 players Italy men's youth international footballers Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan